# NTSB CHI75DEM08: Cessna 177A, N30563, South Branch, MI, August 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1974
- Place: South Branch, MI · SOUTH BRANCH, MI
- Location: 44.4667° N, 83.8889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Branch, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4667&lon=-83.8889&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 9, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138698
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEM08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEM08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3587  74/8/19    SOUTH BRANCH,MICH   CESSNA 177A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 138
        TIME - 1215                    N30563              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMBERS SKY CAMP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRIGHTON,MICH               SOUTH BRANCH,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- AUTOS PARKED AT END OF RWY.OTHER RWY AVAILABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30563](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30563-1974-10-29), registration cancelled 1974-10-29, S/N 17701329 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177A
- Registry model: [Cessna 177A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177a) (registry code 2073706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Timbers Sky Camp

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740819030839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740819030839A), Aug 19, 1974: Cessna 177A, South Branch, MI, Destroyed. Autos parked at end of rwy. Other rwy available.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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